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Please Download Sloodle if you have not done so already.

To begin with, you will need access to your Moodle files. If you have installed Moodle on your local computer, then you simply need to open up your file manager (e.g. "My Computer" on Windows). If you have installed Moodle on a remote website, then you will usually need to access it using FTP software such as FileZilla. Refer to your system administrator if you are not sure how to do this. After installing the Sloodle files, you must visit the Moodle administration page in your browser. You can usually do this from your site's frontpage by clicking "Notifications" or "Admin..." on the administration menu.

There are 3 separate parts of Sloodle which you may want to install:

Contents 1 Sloodle Module 2 Sloodle Menu Block 3 Sloodle Object Assignment Plug-in 4 Next Steps

[edit] Sloodle Module

Sloodle Versions: all (?)

This is the primary part of Sloodle -- it is an activity module which you install into Moodle, and you can find it in the "sloodle" folder you downloaded earlier.

1. Access your Moodle installation
2. Open the "mod" folder
3. If there is already a folder called "sloodle", then delete it
4. Copy in your new "sloodle" folder
5. Visit your Moodle admin page in your web-browser

[edit] Sloodle Menu Block

Sloodle Versions: 0.2, 0.21, 0.3 (?)

This is an optional component which you can use to place a 'block' on your Moodle pages. When visible, the block will show the current user's avatar details (if known), along with useful links to important parts of Sloodle. It is recommended that you install for ease of navigation, but it is not essential. You can find the files in the "sloodle_menu" folder you downloaded earlier.

1. Access your Moodle installation
2. Open the "blocks" folder
3. If there is already a folder called "sloodle_menu", then delete it
4. Copy in your new "sloodle_menu" folder
5. Visit your Moodle admin page in your web-browser

[edit] Sloodle Object Assignment Plug-in

Sloodle Versions: 0.3 (?)

This plugin is only available from Sloodle 0.3 onwards, and works like any other Moodle assignment type, and is required if you want to use the Sloodle PrimDrop tool. Unfortunately, it is also more complicated to install. You need to find the folder called "sloodleobject". It may be in the original folder which you downloaded, or alternatively, you may need to find it in your "sloodle" folder (see the Sloodle Module section above), by looking in "sloodle/mod/primdrop-1.0".

1. Access your Moodle installation
2. Open the "mod/assignment/type" folder
3. If there is already a folder called "sloodleobject", then delete it
4. Copy in your new "sloodleobject" folder

That is the basic plugin installed and ready, but you may also need to add a line to the language files. You will probably need to do this once for each language which your site uses:

1. Access your Moodle installation
2. Open the "lang/en_utf8" folder
3. Download the "assignment.php" file (only necessary if you are connected remotely)
4. Open the "assignment.php" file
5. Scroll to the bottom of the file
6. Immediately after the last "$string..." line, add a newline: $string['typesloodleobject'] = 'Sloodle Object';
7. Save the file
8. Upload your file back to your Moodle installation, overwriting the original (only necessarily if you are connected remotely)

You can perform the above steps for any other language. For example, if your site uses French, then open the "lang/fr_utf8" folder in step 2 instead.

[edit] Next Steps

• If you have not already done so, then visit your site's admin homepage. (Typically do this by clicking "Notifications" or "Admin" on your frontpage administration menu). This will make sure Moodle finishes the installation, and makes any necessary database changes.

You are now ready to configure Sloodle for your site, and then to Get the Sloodle Objects.

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